Tony Jannus

About

One of the first pilots in America, he flew the first airliner and was the first person to jump from a plane.

Before Fame

He taught himself to fly, becoming a respected aviator by age 21.

Trivia

He piloted a record-setting 1,973-mile flight from Omaha, Nebraska, to New Orleans, Louisiana, the same year he made the parachute test flight.

Family Life

His father was a patent lawyer, and his grandfather was a former politician.

Associated With

He and Wiley Post were both early pioneers of flight.